The cemetery of ancient ships in the Black Sea

• The cemetery of ancient ships in the Black Sea

The team of archaeologists, scientists from the international project Maritime Archaeology Project found in the Black Sea cemetery of ancient ships which lie more than 40 vessels.

The Greek name of the sea - Pontus Axinus (other -grech "Inhospitable Sea"..). View from space:

The depths of the Black Sea, where total darkness, where there is no light, no oxygen, are fraught with many mysteries. Archaeologists have long believed that this "dead zone" are well-preserved graveyard of sunken ships ...

Main Intelligence ship expedition:

Remote-controlled device:

In order to study the bottom of the MAP scientists use two underwater remote control device by means of which, and the find was made. Sink to the bottom ...

The main purpose of the expedition was to conduct geophysical research, but in the course of exploration for scientists stumbled on the wrecks that belonged to the sailors of Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire.

"In the absence of oxygen at a depth of 150 meters, they are remarkably well preserved"

- Project leader, Professor John Adams

As in the movie. Sunken ship and approaching it the researcher.

has a high-resolution camera, lights, laser scanner. Mechanical researchers traveled to a depth of 1800 meters.

Total 40 ancient shipwrecks in the Black Sea have been found.

Maybe the major discoveries are still ahead ...